Archive · 22 Sep 2025
UIDAI Deactivates Over 1.4 Crore Aadhaar Numbers
Imagine Aadhaar numbers are like your special ID in India.
The government is making sure these IDs are up-to-date.
They found lots of Aadhaar numbers of people who have passed away.
To keep things accurate, they are removing these old numbers.
They already removed over 1.4 crore!
This helps prevent anyone from wrongly using benefits meant for the living.
The UIDAI is working with different groups, like banks and pension funds, to get information and clean up the records.
It's like taking out old files to keep the system working correctly and preventing fraud.
UIDAI has deactivated over 1.4 crore Aadhaar numbers.
The deactivation is part of a cleanup drive.
The goal is to deactivate 2 crore Aadhaar numbers by December.
Aadhaar is linked to over 3,300 government schemes.
Data is being sourced from various channels including the Registrar General of India.
- Who
- Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
- What
- Deactivated over 1.4 crore Aadhaar numbers linked to deceased persons.
- When
- Reported on Monday; aiming to deactivate 2 crore by December.
- Where
- India
- Why
- To maintain the integrity of welfare schemes and prevent misuse of funds.
- Organization
- Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
- Action
- Deactivation of Aadhaar numbers
- Numbers Deactivated
- Over 1.4 crore
- Target
- 2 crore by December
- Purpose
- Maintain integrity of welfare schemes, prevent misuse of funds